Kerry's comments imply Google wants rather a lot of cash for the rights to Android Market, and only the Samsungs, Motorolas and Acers of this world can afford to participate.

"We felt this was unfair, not just towards us as a manufacturer, but to the customers that cannot afford to spend hundreds of pounds on these higher end devices that can actually be produced for the customer at a much cheaper price."

Ahem

He could have left it out surely? No, he says. "It is very important for tablet/mobile devices to have an app store installed. The end-user experience can be seriously harmed if this kind of software is not included."